Plus it will be raising money to help people affected by climate change through Tulele Peisa, an organization of the people of the Carteret Islands who are organizing their own relocation as their islands are inundated by sea level rise.

So make sure you get down to the Brunswick Town Hall on November the 9th. There will drinks and prizes and the almost certain humiliation of environmental campaigners. Everybody’s favourite mining magnate Twiggy Palmcock will be making an appearance too!

The Coalition government recently BANNED COMMUNITY WIND FARMS from the Mount Alexander Shire and City of Bendigo east of the Calder freeway and gave us NO REASON WHY. At the same time the Coalition government has announced the biggest expansion of COAL AND GAS MINING & EXPLORATION IN DECADES and is supporting a NEW PRIVATELY OWNED COAL POWER STATION with $50 M taxpayers’ money. We want to invite the Premier to Castlemaine so that he understands the social, environmental and financial benefits of community-owned wind power and supports renewable energy.

Show your support for community owned renewable energy this Thursday the 29th of September at 12.30pm at the Bendigo office of the Premier Level 1 56-60 King Street Bendigo

If you can’t make it send a message to the Premier Ted Baillieu and let him know how you feel 9651 5000 or ted.baillieu@parliament.vic.gov.au and ring or email Damian Drum, 5443-6277 damian.drum@parliament.vic.gov.au our Upper House member and Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development. Tell them you want a wind industry in Victoria, that the wind industry is good for regional economies, farmers and Councils and the environment and you support a Community wind farm in the Mt Alexander Shire and want the blanket ban reversed.

This Summit is very close to commencing. See below for information about attending – it’s still not too late!

This exciting and critical event is the first of its kind, and we look forward to an inspiring four days of networking, strategizing and action with hundreds of people from across the climate movement. If you have not already registered please do so as soon as possible, via the www.climatesummit.org.au to help us judge numbers.

To find out more about the Summit visit this previous post on Sustainable Melbourne.

A new climate action centre in Carlton South is in the process of being established.

The centre will be a open resource hub for community climate actions, meetings and much more. Already a number of organisations and groups have already indicated that they will be making use of the centre.

Keep your eyes open for a invite to the grand opening!

In the meantime, in the spirit of free-cycling, we are looking for office equipment etc. that needs a new home. Please, we don’t want your junk! but if you have well worn, but functioning furniture or equipment that is in the list below we would love to hear from you.

If you can assist, please respond to Damien 0419253342 or info@climateactioncentre.org.